breaks even
Zeroes the ledger
Breaks even means to finish with neither profit nor loss—expenses exactly match income.
A business breaks even when revenue covers costs but generates no surplus.
The phrase extends beyond finance: After all that drama, we broke even—no better off, no worse.
The break-even point is where gains and losses balance.
- equalIdentical in amount
- cashReady spending funds
- settleReach final terms
- profitGain exceeding expenditure
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
zero-sum · breakeven point · bottom line · cost · margin · count · investment · return · expense · loss · stake · skin in the game · reconciliation · revenue · bet · average · parity · draw
breaks evenprofits
Financial surplus after costs
makes a killing · goes bankrupt · cleans up · goes under · earns
breaks eventriumphs
Overwhelming victories
crashes and burns · bombs · flops · dominates · collapses
breaks evendominates
Exerts supreme control
triumphs · fails · pulls ahead · falls behind · sweeps
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